Posted on Monday, September 04, 2017

In keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plan to make Smart Cities, PGDAV College (Evening) of the University of Delhi has begun to transform itself into a ‘smart’ college. The institution has made a multipurpose card available to its students that will not just double up as an identity card and a library card but also serve as a means to pay their college fees, facilitate payments at various places such as the photocopy shop, college canteen, juice corner and other outlets.

The college principal Ravindra Kumar Gupta, said, “The college has taken this step in accordance with the objective of a cashless society that the government is striving for. The card issued to students will serve as an e-wallet in addition to being an identity card. They will be able to avail the benefits of this card from the current academic session itself.”

According to Gupta, teaching and non-teaching employees of the college will also be provided with a similar facility. The issuance of smart cards to students is the first step in an ambitious plan to transform the college into a fully ‘smart’ complex.